Professional Services Group

ALAMEDA, Calif. (Jan. 13, 1999) - Geoworks Corporation (NASDAQ: GWRX), a
leading provider of wireless software and service solutions, today
announced the creation of its Professional Services group, dedicated to
advancing technologies in the expanding wireless communications market.
With this new group, Geoworks plans to provide the industry with software
development, strategic consulting, project management and quality assurance
services.

The Professional Services group utilizes Geoworks' 15 years of extensive
operating system and application software development experience, as well
as its expertise in wireless data services and global device deployment.
The group will utilize Geoworks' experiences gained by developing GEOS-SC,
the leading operating system for smart phones that integrates voice and
data capabilities, as well as experience gained in developing Premion
Interface+, a powerful, flexible user interface technology for wireless
communications devices. Geoworks is targeting device manufacturers and
service providers for the new venture.

Nokia, the world's leading supplier of mobile phones, has already signed up
as the first client for the new consulting group. Over the past several
years, Nokia worked with Geoworks to develop an innovative operating system
for the Nokia Communicator family. The new Professional Services group will
continue this cooperation by providing the services and support for the
communicators Nokia has on the market.

The Professional Services group was created to provide design engineering,
project management and quality assurance expertise to produce effective and
competitive wireless embedded devices. Services to be offered include
application design and development, operating system extension and
customization, hardware and software integration, project and resource
planning, functional and system testing, connectivity and network
applications and Internet application and server development.

"By developing quality products for markets around the world, Geoworks has
honed its engineering and technological skills," said David Grannan,
president and CEO. "Now we are pleased to offer these skills to other
industry players so we can all work together to grow the market."

Geoworks is uniquely qualified to provide expertise to assist industry
players in creating new products and services for the growing smart phone
market. Although the majority of wireless phones in use today are
voice-only devices, forecasts cite skyrocketing acceptance and demand for
data transmitting phones in the near future. According to the Dataquest
research group, by 2002, 15 to 20 percent of mobile devices will be smart
phones with advanced data and voice capabilities. This emerging market is
expected to rival today's volume of PC sales.

Initiating its Professional Services group enables Geoworks to provide the
technological expertise of the company's team of top engineers possessing
proven talents to bring about technological advances for wireless devices.

Geoworks has named Jeff Peterson as vice president of the Professional
Services group. Peterson managed the successful design and launch of
several mobile communications devices at Geoworks and will be responsible
for directing the Professional Services development projects.

"Since Geoworks is a recognized leader in development of operating system
technology for the high-end market, it's a natural fit for the company to
fill the demands for superior, customized products and services
industry-wide," said Peterson. "We will continue our proven formula of
matching customers with well-structured, yet flexible teams that will
concentrate on the product development goals of the customer."

About Geoworks Based in Alameda, Calif., with international operations in
the United Kingdom and Japan, Geoworks Corporation is a leading provider of
end-to-end software solutions for the wireless communications industry. The
Company creates operating system software, applications and actionable
services for a variety of wireless devices, ranging from enhanced phones to
high-end, all-in-one smart communicators. For additional information on
Geoworks, contact the Company on the World Wide Web at
http://www.geoworks.com.

In keeping with U.S. law, Geoworks notes that this press release includes
forward-looking statements, including the emergence of the smart phone
market, the Company's intention to provide consulting services to this
market; and its ability to help the smart phone market grow by developing
products and services for companies that manufacture products for the smart
phone market. Actual results may vary significantly due to various risks
and uncertainties. Those include, but are not limited to, the following: i)
the smart phone market may not emerge to the degree or in the timing
anticipated; ii) the Company must consummate definitive agreements with key
partners; and iii) new technologies and new services are inherently subject
to development, timing and consumer acceptance risks. Additional
information is available in the Risk Factors and Business discussions in
the Company's Forms 10- K, 10-Q and other filings available from the
Company or from the Securities and Exchange Commission.